"The New York Times" Bestseller. ... Before... Miles "Pudge" Halter is done with his safe life at home. His whole life has been one big non-event, and his obsession with famous last words has only made him crave "the Great Perhaps" even more (Francois Rabelais, poet). He heads off to the sometimes crazy and anything-but-boring world of Culver Creek Boarding School, and his life becomes the opposite of safe. Because down the hall is Alaska Young. The gorgeous, clever, funny, sexy, self-destructive, screwed up, and utterly fascinating Alaska Young. She is an event unto herself. She pulls Pudge ... |
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Oxford Bookworms Library Factfiles are non-fiction graded readers from the "Oxford Bookworms Library" available for Levels 1 to 4 (CEFR A1 - B2). Students learn about different countries and cultures, science and nature, history and historical figures all while practising and improving their English. Twenty-five million people come to England every year, and some never go out of London. But England is full of interesting places to visit and things to do. There are big noisy cities with great shops and theatres, and quiet little villages. You can visit old castles and beautiful churches - or go to festivals with ... |
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Oxford Bookworms Library Factfiles are non-fiction graded readers from the Oxford Bookworms Library available for Levels 1 to 4 (CEFR A1 - B2). Students learn about different countries and cultures, science and nature, history and historical figures all while practising and improving their English. What can you do in New York? Everything! You can go to some of the world's most famous shops, watch a baseball game, go to the top of a skyscraper, see a concert in Central Park, eat a sandwich in a New York deli, see a show in a Broadway theatre. New York is big, noisy, and exciting, and it's waiting for you. Open the ... |
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One cold winter morning, a famous movie star and her teenage daughter are driving along a country road... A blue van is waiting for them. Tom is in the van, but he's not a kidnapper - he's an artist. He usually draws pictures for adventure stories. Now he's in a real life adventure. Dominoes is a full-colour, interactive readers series that offers students a fun reading experience while building their language skills. With integrated activities and on-page glossaries the new edition of the series makes reading motivating for learners. Each reader is carefully graded to ensure each student reads from the ... |
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В книгата са разказани историите за краткия живот на едни от най-знаменитите изпълнители и музиканти, които вдъхновяват поколения наред с творчеството си. Джон Ленън, Кърт Кобейн, Фреди Меркюри, Майкъл Джексън, Джими Хендрикс, Бон Скот - всички те се радват на обичта на милиони почитатели, но си отиват от този свят твърде рано. Привидно те имат всичко - слава, богатство, обожанието на феновете, но в личния си живот се борят със своите демони и удавят стреса в алкохол и наркотици. Някои стават жертва на психопати или се самоубиват, други намират смъртта си в трагични инциденти. В книгата са цитирани версии и конспиративни ... |
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A modern, sophisticated suspense novel from National Book Award finalist, and Printz Award honoree E. Lockhart . Don't miss the eagerly anticipated prequel, Family of Liars . A beautiful and distinguished family. A private island. A brilliant, damaged girl; a passionate, political boy. A group of four friends-the Liars-whose friendship turns destructive. A revolution. An accident. A secret. Lies upon lies. True love. The truth. Read it. And if anyone asks you how it ends, just lie."Thrilling, beautiful, and blisteringly smart, We Were Liars is utterly unforgettable." John Green First book in the We ... |
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Вашият пътеводител в един неразкрит свят на тайнствени обреди и ритуали. Независимо дали сте скептици или истински вярващи, това увлекателно и пълно с най-новата информация ръководство, ще ви запознае с някои от най-известните теории на конспирацията като Зона 51 и убийството на Джон Кенеди, и ще ви представи такива тайнствени организации като масоните, нинджите, Мафията и Розенкройцерите. Разграничавайки фактите от измислиците, ще можете да проучите тяхното глобално влияние върху днешното общество. В книгата можете да: проверите една теория на конспирацията; разпознаете едно мрачно тайно общество; оцените ролята ... |
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Tales by Stoker, Poe, Lovecraft and others. Introduction by Mike Ashley . ... Fans of horror and the supernatural will savor the dark delicacies in this spine-tingling anthology of the genre's very best. Featuring an international gallery of the world's great horror writers, this collection celebrates one of literature's most popular forms of fiction with 14 masterfully crafted tales of terror. "The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown." H. P. Lovecraft ... |
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"Oxford Bookworms Library Factfiles" are non-fiction graded readers from the "Oxford Bookworms Library" available for Levels 1 to 4 (CEFR A1 - B2). Students learn about different countries and cultures, science and nature, history and historical figures all while practising and improving their English. Come with us to London - a city as old as the Romans, and as new as the twenty-first century. There are places to go - from Oxford Street to Westminster Abbey, from Shakespeare's Globe Theatre to Wimbledon Tennis Club. And things to do - ride on the London Eye, visit the markets, go to the theatre, ... |
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An English-language edition of History of Bulgarian Diplomatic Relations. Published in 2005, the book traces back and documents the historical development of Bulgaria's diplomatic relations and the institutions engaged in its foreign policy. The English edition was published by the Bulgarian Bestseller publishing house. History of Bulgarian Diplomatic Relations is authored by Maria Mateeva , and Peter Konstantinov has edited and updated it. ... |
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Обновено, преработено и допълнено издание на Храбри души. ... Да откриеш истинския смисъл на живота, който си планирал, преди да се родиш. Често, когато се случи нещо лошо, това може да изглежда като безсмислено страдание. Ами ако най-тежките ви преживявания всъщност имат скрита цел, която вие сами сте планирали, преди да се родите? Възможно ли е вие да сте избрали обстоятелствата, взаимоотношенията и събитията в живота си? На тези страници има истории на 10 души, които - като вас - са планирали преди раждането си да изпитат големи предизвикателства. Работейки с четири талантливи медиуми и контактьори, авторът Робърт ... |
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Oxford Bookworms Library Factfiles are non-fiction graded readers from the Oxford Bookworms Library available for Levels 1 to 4 (CEFR A1 - B2). Students learn about different countries and cultures, science and nature, history and historical figures all while practising and improving their English. It is more than forty years since the Great Train Robbery. But what happened to the rest of the money that was taken? Two million pounds has never been found. Perhaps some of the robbers would like to know the answer to this question too... Many great crimes end in a question. Who really killed President Kennedy? What happened ... |
